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The HELPER Act promises to open up housing opportunities and give the real estate business a much-needed lift 

Housing Wire

For agents, brokers, developers, and mortgage professionals, the HELPER Act isn’t just good policy, its great businessfor a number of reasons. The HELPER Act opens the door for these buyers and gets them pre-approved, which makes homeownership possible. The word is spreading, but not fast enough.

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

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Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. Check out some fantastic pre-built designs on sites like Canva or Etsy.

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Buyer questionnaire: The best questions to ask your clients (+PDF)

Housing Wire

Successful agents send a real estate buyer questionnaire to all buyer leads. This is a tool used by top agents as a way to be more prepared going into a buyer consultation appointment. Thats how many agents used to collect this information back in the day (myself included, unfortunately). Have you been pre-approved by a lender?

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11 clever ways to use ChatGPT for real estate in 2025 (+ prompts)

Housing Wire

Most agents we work with have, but usually to write listing descriptions packed to the gills with fluffy language and way too many em dashes. Here are twelve mind-blowing ideas and prompts smart agents are using to close more deals with ChatGPT in 2025. Sound familiar? Let’s start with the basics.

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9 expert tips to close real estate deals faster & easier

Housing Wire

Since our income is (usually) tied directly to closings, many real estate agents wonder how to close deals faster. I see many agents chasing potential clients who have little or no sense of urgency. Heres the gist: after every showing, follow up with the buyers agent for feedback and to encourage offers.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. Somebody has a problem once and then that story just spread.

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Are private listings and fiduciary duty truly opposites?

Housing Wire

According to the National Association o f Realtors (NAR) a real estate agents fiduciary duty to a client consists of several tenets, including obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting, and reasonable care and diligence. HousingWire consulted legal and consumer advocacy experts to find out. What is fiduciary duty anyway?

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